tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-696752275509036420.post4832605936410817692..comments2023-06-21T04:41:09.004-06:00Comments on The Log in My Own Eye: January 22, 2011Mary Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00156641491060184072noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-696752275509036420.post-25441689982185869682011-01-23T20:07:14.088-07:002011-01-23T20:07:14.088-07:00She was raised Catholic by her adoptive parents. ...She was raised Catholic by her adoptive parents. When I met her at 20, she was very much a Catholic. By 40, she got to be very anti-Catholic. So, it isn't even adolescent rebellion.Mary Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00156641491060184072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-696752275509036420.post-26924367689483938762011-01-23T14:35:27.159-07:002011-01-23T14:35:27.159-07:00Probably not strange, Mary-C. Your lives really d...Probably not strange, Mary-C. Your lives really didn't intertwine. Was she raised Catholic by her adopted parents?Mannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15396201693030286919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-696752275509036420.post-41436485447797283642011-01-23T08:12:41.962-07:002011-01-23T08:12:41.962-07:00Thank you so much for sharing your story. I did ha...Thank you so much for sharing your story. I did have an abortion, 30 years ago. My father had JUST passed away and I just couldn't see dumping that news on my mother. In retrospect, she probably knew. As a mother , I realize that now. <br /> <br /> Even though your relationship with your daughter isn't all roses, she is a child of God, and I know from raising my own in a quite imperfect way in what I can only call a crazy world; He is able. I have a green scapular for each of my kids and say the prayers for them. It is a comfort to know that the Lord is active in their lives, whether or not I can always see it.<br /> I didn't have the greatest relationship with my mother, and she raised me! lol- We are all, in the end, individuals, after all.<br /><br />Here is my story, if you would like to read it. It is actually a talk I gave at a board of directors meeting at a local hospital.<br /><br />http://amomforlife-theunconventionalfamily.blogspot.com/2010/09/salvation-history-part-three-or-heres.html<br /><br />God Bless you, enjoy that precious baby!<br />In Him, <br />KellyKellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10847572866285311259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-696752275509036420.post-34830940458612324572011-01-23T07:43:19.204-07:002011-01-23T07:43:19.204-07:00MC
What a beautiful thing to share. Amazing, isn&...MC<br />What a beautiful thing to share. Amazing, isn't it, how we thought our parents would react one way and in fact, they reacted in the opposite way? I recall a girl in my 8th grade class getting pregnant and she, too, had her baby and allowed the child to be adopted. You did the best thing possible for your birth daughter and now the rest is up to her. Someone prayed for me, so rest assured I will pray for her. And Your granddaughter is beautiful.<br />PeaceTLWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05699746979019393620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-696752275509036420.post-13307226899593188742011-01-23T07:22:41.369-07:002011-01-23T07:22:41.369-07:00Listen to the song i posted yesterday, it's po...Listen to the song i posted yesterday, it's poignant. xxmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06962374096401238994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-696752275509036420.post-88419879116064578962011-01-23T07:20:32.405-07:002011-01-23T07:20:32.405-07:00Hey kid, come on, you Americans teach the rest of ...Hey kid, come on, you Americans teach the rest of us. We do what we know how to do. When we know better, we do better.<br /><br />By the way, teenage unmarried mother coming back at ya! I have so many regrets, I couldn't list them. Well, actually, I could and knowing me, I probably will. We have a saviour. <br />I love you, Mary Christine.mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06962374096401238994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-696752275509036420.post-6672481669835098442011-01-23T05:24:44.422-07:002011-01-23T05:24:44.422-07:00Kathy & Manny, I am actually grateful that sh...Kathy & Manny, I am actually grateful that she was adopted. Even with my parents help, I could not have raised a child at that age. And a couple without children were able to adopt her and raise her with all the things I could have never provided - and I don't mean just material things. <br />And Manny, it is strange because I have great relationships with all three of my grown children, so it is odd that I don't have a good relationship with the daughter I gave up for adoption - or is it?Mary Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00156641491060184072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-696752275509036420.post-83962378768937788392011-01-22T23:59:00.617-07:002011-01-22T23:59:00.617-07:00You know, that story is so much better than an abo...You know, that story is so much better than an abortion story. That's how it should be. Or even better would be if you were able to keep the child and raise it. With your parents help, of course. It's a good thing that unwed mothers are no longer stigmatized. It's too bad you don't quite get along with your daughter. But many parents and adult children have such relationships. I pray that you form a stronger bond. <br /><br />God bless on your grand daughter!Mannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15396201693030286919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-696752275509036420.post-5140630044170000022011-01-22T21:59:43.717-07:002011-01-22T21:59:43.717-07:00A beautiful granddaughter and so much hair! Lovel...A beautiful granddaughter and so much hair! Lovely. <br /><br />I'm sorry for what you had to go through at such a young age and at a time when your option was probably the only logical one. <br /><br />We were in a similar position with our daughter who became pregnant at 18, before she finished high school. She and her boyfriend were here and she approached me explaining that she was pregnant. Not that it was a good thing, but you're right, she did not use birth control and she did not have an abortion. There was no yelling or screaming, no saying she ruined her life, none of that because it would have been pointless. I very matter of factly told her what her option was: don't marry the guy- very unreliable (6 years later still not willing to truly step up as a father but loves claiming to be a dad). Why make a bad marriage on top of everything? She would live with us, get her GED since she had dropped out of high school, enroll in Jr. college night school and we would watch the baby at night. She would take over after class, not have to work, and could study during the day. Four years later she still did not have a "degree" but did have her daughter. It has not been easy for her. She's 25 now and knew it was time for her to be living on her own. She works 6 days a week and the grandparents alternate taking Taylor on weekends since our daughter works evenings in the restaurant business.<br /><br />I was not counting on starting over with kids at our age but it is well worth it and fortunately my husband is great with kids. He has much more patience than I do. Becky's a good mom and I hope she finds a guy that will be the perfect husband and father someday soon. So many others might have taken the easy road and gone ahead with the abortion.Kathy Felsted Usherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10471923897561942341noreply@blogger.com